Ep131- Divine Detour: When The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You’ve Always Wanted w/Author Lori Wood

Treat Jen to Coffee www.PATREON.COM/JAVAWITHJEN  ——————————————————— Have you ever felt like life just took a crazy turn that you never consented to, interrupting your life in ways you never asked for? Yeah... sometimes life throws a curveball. But, despite how cool or how traumatizing those turns may turn out, if we hold close to the Lord in the process, asking the hard messy questions that we have shoved down into our "deal with it later" spaces, the Lord can take what you'd never choose to lead you into the faith you'd always wanted. Listen to today's episode to encourage your heart if you find yourself in that space of unexpected, or even unwelcomed change. God is REALLY good at using ALL things for our good... Read below for more about the author. -------------------------- ABOUT THE GUEST Lori Ann Wood lives in an empty nest in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband and miniature dachshund, Pearl. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes to encourage others to embrace deep faith questions along the detours of life. She has been awarded the Frederick Buechner Narrative Essay Award, and awards from the Evangelical Press Association as well as from Colorado Christian Writers. Her work has been published in several anthologies and numerous print and online venues, including The New York Times, The Christian Century Magazine, The Joyful Life Magazine, Just Between Us Magazine, Bella Grace Magazine, Truly Magazine, Pepperdine University Press, Sweet to the Soul FAITH Magazine, and yahoo.com. Lori Ann’s first book is scheduled to release February 21, 2023 with CrossRiver Media, Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You’ve Always Wanted. Read more from her at https://linktr.ee/LoriAnnWood. Living with a chronic, invisible illness and struggling with deep faith questions, Lori Ann knows that sometimes we want to give God the silent treatment. If you are on a detour, and find it difficult to communicate with God, get Lori Ann’s free gift, 5 Prayers & Promises When You Can’t Talk to God at https://loriannwood.com/hope/. Website:https://loriannwood.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DivinelyDetouredInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/loriannwood/ ——————————————————— JEN’S FASHION WORKSHOP: www.Jsamuelstyling.com Thank you for rating, reviewing and sharing the show on social media, this makes such an enormous difference on the reach of this show!   Follow and tag me on Instagram @javawithjen or on Facebook @javawithjenpodcast , and share when you’re listening to a show!   I love seeing your posts👏🏼😍!   Also if you’d like to support the show, you can do so through Anchor or on  www.Patreon.com/javawithjen  Venmo: @JavawithJen Cashapp: $JavawithJen